Artificial nail
OwnerSue L. Woodinventor
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Abstract
An artificial nail includes a nail attachment portion having a contoured inner surface sized and shaped to conform to at least the forward edge of a user's existing fingernail. The artificial fingernail further has an accordion pleated portion having a plurality of pleats extending across the width of the artificial nail integrally formed with the nail attachment portion along the first side thereof. Furthermore, the artificial nail has a tip portion shaped and contoured to resemble a tip section of a human fingernail. The top portion is integrally formed with a second side of the accordion pleated portion. The artificial nail is preferably molded from acrylic, ABS or styrene plastic.
Claims16
An artificial nail comprising:
- a nail attachment portion having a contoured inner surface sized and shaped to conform to at least a forward edge of a user's existing fingernail;
- an accordion pleated portion having a plurality of pleats, extending across a width of said artificial nail, integrally formed with said nail attachment portion along a first side thereof;
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- a tip portion, integrally formed with a second side of said accordion pleated portion, shaped and contoured to resemble a tip section of a human fingernail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.